ricketywall
nounUK /ˈrɪk.ɪ.ti.wɔːl/
US /ˈrɪk.ə.ti.wɔl/
A ricketywall is a wobbly old wall that looks like it might fall down.
The garden had a ricketywall that shook whenever the wind blew.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person who is clumsy and often bumps into things.
My little brother is such a ricketywall that he knocked over the vase again.
3. A game where children try to walk along a wobbly line without falling.
We played ricketywall on the chalk path until it started to rain.
4. A shaky, unstable structure of any kind.
The treehouse was a ricketywall of planks and rope.